AlSumait - 2016 - Food Security Ad
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AlSumait - 2016 - Food Security Ad
Al-SumaitPrize2016 Invita6onforNomina6ons The Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, announced an ini=a=vetothethirdAfricanArabSummithostedbytheStateofKuwait.Thisini=a=vedescribedanannual awardbytheStateofKuwaitfortheadvancementofeconomic,social,humanresources,andinfrastructure developmentintheAfricancon=nent=tledthe"Dr.AbdulrahmanAl-SumaitPrize",aFeraKuwai=physician whospenthislife=mededicatedtowardshelpingthepoorinAfricainthefieldofhealthandeduca=on. The objec=ve of the prize is the apprecia=on, recogni=on of the best studies, scien=fic projects, applied research,andinnova=veini=a=ves,whichwithintheHealthfieldhavemadesignificantimpactandlas=ng influenceinadvancingprogresstoeconomicandsocialdevelopmentinAfrica.Theawardedprojectsshould helpAfricanna=onstoovercomepoverty,hunger,lackofpotablewater,injus=ceortoimprovehealthcare, literacy and the alloca=on of economic resources. The Prize should also highlight successes within the followingsubjects:FoodSecurity,HealthandEduca=on. Thesubjectforthe2016prizeisFoodSecurity: Theprizeistobeawardedtoindividualsorins=tu=onswhothroughtheirresearchprojectsorini=a=ves havemadesignificantadvancementwithinoneormoreofthefollowingareas: - Developing new varie=es of seeds, crops or livestock which can improve the food security of the poor popula=on in Africa by increasing the calorific and nutri=onal value of food produced and consumed domes=cally. - Improvingfarmers’accesstoagriculturalinputs,techniques,technologiesandmarketssoastoincrease theavailabilityofstapleproductswhichformacorepartofthedietofthepoorestpeopleinAfrica. - Improvingfarmers’resiliencetoclimatechangeandextremeweathercondi=ons. Condi=onsandrequirements: 1. Thenominatedcandidates’researchworkorprojectsandini=a=vesmustbeinnova=veandmusthave achievedhigh-impactinlinewithinterna=onalstandardsfortheprize. 2. The submiTed work must be of paramount importance in promo=ng significant economic, social, humanresourcesandinfrastructuredevelopmentintheAfricancon=nentwithintheannouncedfieldof theprize. 3. SubmiTed research work of a nominated candidate should be composed of studies and applied research,publishedinreferredjournalsandrecognizedatagloballevelwithintheannouncedfield.The researchoutcomeneedstohavebeenappliedaFerpublica=oninAfricancountrieswithinthepastten years.Adequatesuppor=ngevidenceneedstobeprovided. 4. Nomina=ons are to be accepted from ins=tu=ons and scien=fic centers (universi=es, ins=tutes and centersofscien=ficresearch)aswellasfromcompetentregionalorinterna=onalandUNorganiza=ons and awards and former winners in the field of the prize or former evalua=on members. Nomina=ons willonlybeacceptedthroughins=tu=onsorotherpossiblenominatorsmen=onedabove. 5. AllsubmissionsmustbesubmiTedinEnglish. 6. Fillintheprizeapplica=onformandsenditalongwiththescien=ficproduc=onworkselectronicallyin PDFformatviaCD,DVD,FlashMemoryorviatheKuwaitFounda=onfortheAdvancementofSciences (KFAS)PrizesOffi[email protected]=onformcanbeobtainedfromthe KFASwebsitehTp://oe.kfas.org.kw/alsumait.Applica=onsareaddressedtotheDirectorGeneralofthe founda=on. 7. Theapplica=onandsubmiTedworksmustbereceivedbefore31/05/2016 Formoreinforma=onandinquiriesplease,contactthePrizesOffice T(+965)22270465F(+965)[email protected]